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J. F. BRO'UGHER.

, SHOBPOLISHER. V No. 577,005 Patented Peb.16,1897.

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JOHN FURMAN BROUGHER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE-POLISHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 577,005, dated February 16, 1897.

Application filed August 2 6, 1 8 9 5 T0 aZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN FURMAN BROUGH- ER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful, Improvements in Shoe- Polishers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both figures.

This invention relates to devices for polishing shoes after the blacking has been applied thereto With a brush; and it consists in the construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and effective device for the purpose specified; and said invention is fully disclosed inthe following specification, of which the accompanying drawings form a part, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved shoe-polisher, and Fig. 2 a central longitudinal section thereof.

In the practice of my invention I employ an oblong block A, which is preferably about two inches square in cross-section and from six to ten inches in length, although these dimensions may be modified to'any desired extent, my invention being not limited to these features of the construction.

One side of the block A is cut away, as shown at B, forming a semielliptical longitudinal space therein, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and secured to the ends of the block and extending over this open space is a belt or band C, of leather or other similar material, the ends of which extend out over the ends of the block and are firmly secured thereto by screws or other means, as shown at D, Fig. 2.

In practice I employ a polisher consisting of a strip E, which is composed of felt, woolen or cotton fabric, or any similar or preferred material, the ends of which are carried up 7 over the ends of the block A and a short distance along the upper side thereof, as shown at F, Fig. 1, where they are secured by means Serial No 560,510. (No model.)

of spring-clamps G, consisting of wire loops bent into the form shown and the separate ends of which are secured to the side of the block, and the side or loop portion being carried over the block, so as to operate as clamps in the manner described, to hold the ends of the polisher in place.

In operation the block A-is grasped in the hand and used practically in the same manner as a brush, as will be readily understood,

and the result produced thereby is more satisfactory than with polishers consisting of strips of cloth or other similar material held in the hand in the usual manner, or other similar devices now in use.

The strength of the spring-clamps G is such as to hold the ends of the polishing belt or band firmly in place, and it is evident that changes in the form, construction, combination, and arrangement of the parts of my improvement may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or without sacrificing its advantages; and I therefore reserve the right to make such alterations therein as fairly come within the scope of the invention.

Having fully described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The combination with a shoe-polisher of a block rectangular in cross-section having nearly the whole of its under surface longitudinally concaved; and having stretched over said concavity a resilient strip of equal width with said block and secured thereto by screws, and surmounting the whole of said strip a polishing-strip folded over the ends of said block and secured to the same by spring-clamps, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two witnesses, this 16th day of July, 1895.

JOHN FURMAN BROUGHEB.

Witnesses:

Jonn WILHELM, JOHN J. KELLEY. 

